Why Cowboys Sleep with Their Boots on

This beautifully illustrated, amusing story with its anticipatory suspense will delight kids and grown-ups alike, and everyone will be charmed by the nightly entourage of desert animals who play a key role. That is, until Slim Jim Watkins learns aMoreThis beautifully illustrated, amusing story with its anticipatory suspense will delight kids and grown-ups alike, and everyone will be charmed by the nightly entourage of desert animals who play a key role. That is, until Slim Jim Watkins learns a thing or two and starts to sleep with his boots on. Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton is an Ohio native who lived in Houston for seven years. An elementary-school teacher for fifteen years, Laurie and her husband have since moved back to an Ohio farm.